Tag: disease

Michael Kohlhof, Houston, Texas man forced to have double amputation after contracting a severe form of typhus following a single flea bite. How he deteriorated and the struggle ahead.  What were the odds? A Houston man has been forced to...

Minnesota man, 84, dies of rabies after rabid bat bite despite timely treatment as undiagnosed immune condition likely made vaccines less effective during treatment.  A man in Minnesota died from rabies last year fter waking up to find a rabid bat...

Wilber Portillo Denver teen dies after contracting COVID-19 a second time. How developing immunity isn't a sure thing after initial contraction.  A Denver teen has died after contracting COVID-19 for the second time according to family members.  Wilber Portillo, 18, first...

Ricky Rutherford, Alabama man contracts flesh eating bacteria as family ask how did a man with no sores or compromised immune system catch the disease?  An Alabama man is 'fighting for his life' after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria infection during...

Caroline Bradner, college grad, 22, teaching in Thailand is paralyzed by rare auto-immune disease as her Virginia family desperately tries to raise money to fly her home. A 22-year-old University of Mississippi graduate teaching English in Thailand has been left...

Gary Giles a Moroni, Utah man becomes the state's first rabies fatality in 74 years after likely contracting the disease from bats he openly encouraged to land on his hands.  A Utah father of four has died after encouraging bats to...

Zika Virus Spreading: While not classified as an outbreak, the emergence of the virus has potential to cause health woes unless we understand it. The Zika virus has been creating headlines all over the world this past year. After an...